As many studios express interest in crypto games, being against them can come at a price Image:Kotaku / Gorodenkoff(Shutterstock) In the wake ofUbisoft,EA,Square Enix,Sega, andZyngaannouncing their interest in or direct support of blockchain tech and NFTs, things are looking pretty...
HUMAN ONE is a physical sculpture that comes with an NFT. It's not quite $69 million. But, hey, $29 million isn't too shabby. Beeple, the digital artist whose tokenized artwork "EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 500 DAYs" sold for a record $69.3 million at a Christie's auction this March, has followed it...
A cool strategy to avoid this is to simply not buy any. It could hardly get more poetic. In the same week thatgaming companies have been jumping on the bandwagon, NFTs are now getting regulated. President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill has finally passed, and among the many areas it covers,...
Former Boston Red Sox player David âBig Papiâ Ortiz is the newest ambassador of crypto exchange FTX. The Major League Baseball legend, who hit more than 500 home runs in his career and won three World Series titles with the Red Sox, has agreed to a multiyear deal with the exchange. As...
Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money on CNBC, said he recently bought Ethereum (ETH) as a play on the NFT... [+] KMR Images Watch this: in April, CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer said people buying non-fungible tokens (NFT) are buying things that donât exist. âWe have people trying to put prices on...
An NFT bearing the likeness of popular Twitch streamer Amouranth is selling for a ridiculous amount of money at auction. For years, Amouranth has been one of the most popularTwitchstreamers on the entire platform, and it doesn't look like her popularity is going to wane anytime soon. Amouranth...
The Dreamverse gallery.New York City has been filled with NFTs this week. Since Monday, hundreds, if not thousands, of people have darted between talks, galleries, hangouts, parties, and other events assembled for and by the usually all-onlineNFT communityto talk about the future of art, hype...
Illustration by Pete Ryan Two days after Halloween, there were more costumes than usual in New Yorkâs Times Square. Outside Jimmy Buffettâs Margaritaville restaurant, one man wore a mirrored face shield and knit beanie to resemble a CryptoPunk pixelated character. A vehicle transformed...
Digital art is a billion-dollar business, with everyone from Paris Hilton to Damien Hirst trading in ânon-fungible tokensâ. But are NFTs just a get-rich-quick scheme masquerading as culture? Rosanna McLaughlin Amotley crew of celebrities have tried selling digital art, including Snoop Dogg,...
This weekend, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea surpassed $10 billion in all-time sales. Statistics show that 629,867 traders contributed to the $10 billion in sales and the average sale price since the NFT marketâs launch is $872 per NFT. Opensea Cracks $10 Billion in...
Seoul will follow FATF guidance on the matter of NFTs and its regulation. South Koreaâs Financial Services Commission (FSC) reaffirmed its view that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) generally do not fall under the definition of virtual assets and will not be regulated as such, according to a...
Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Sandbox, a Hong Kong-based gaming platform that allows users to build a virtual world using non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has raised $93 million from investors led by SoftBankâs Vision Fund 2, the company told Reuters on Monday. The latest fund raising came a little over a...
Play-to-earn games like Axie Infinity allow users to make real money by earning tokens, creating NFTs, and selling them. Axie Infinity "GameFi" could transform gaming business models and power the digital economy, according to Huobi's Jeff Mei. Investors are fired up by the rapid use case of...
Two Latinos are giving the venerated Mexican tradition a modern, cryptocurrency twist, with digital art that's transcending the way the Day of the Dead is celebrated. The Mexican tradition of DĂa de los Muertos is usually celebrated with colorful ofrendas, or altars, that families create to...
SINGAPORE,Oct. 28, 2021/PRNewswire/ --At the Inauguration Dinner of the newly established Blockchain Infrastructure Alliance (BIA) Alchemy Pay announced the launch of its first series of thirty-six Limited Edition Crypto-Linked Virtual Cards in partnership with "Forbes 30 under 30" blockchain...
From Manhattan to Manila, players are turning their backs on Wall Street careers and medical school toseek theirfortune in an online arena. Photographer: Steph Davidson To understand why Mark Zuckerberg thinks âthe metaverseâ is the next frontier, consider the case of Sam Peurifoy. The...
Manchester, England--(Newsfile Corp. - October 30, 2021) - Cadalabs is proud to announce the Cadalabs NFTs & Crypto Collectibles Market. It is an NFT and digital collectibles DeFi platform, existing on the Cardano Blockchain. It is the first DeFi platform to accept a native token which...
Interpol returns to collaborate with David Lynch on an NFT featuring updated versions of their past work together.Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken the music industry by storm in recent months. In the modern age, they represent a new way for fans to collect things from their favorite...
A half-billion-dollar NFT âsaleâ? On-chain analysts say it may have just been an elaborate publicity stunt. Crypto Twitter was briefly set ablaze Thursday night as a CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) was purchased for a staggering half-billion dollars â a figure that would have made the...
The company changed its name to Meta in a further sign of its metaverse ambitions. Facebook said Thursday the companyâs metaverse will support non-fungible tokens (NFT) in a possible boost to the Ethereum protocol, where the digital collectibles format has thrived. âThis will make...
The Content Credentials panel in Photoshop.Image: AdobeAdobe is launching a system built into Photoshop that can, among other things, help prove that the person selling an NFT is the person who made it.Itâs called Content Credentials, and NFT sellers will be able to link the Adobe ID with...
MUMBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Indian celebrities from the world of Bollywood and cricket are increasingly launching digital memorabilia through non-fungible tokens (NFT), hoping to rake in thousands of dollars by cashing in on growing interest in such assets. NFTs are a type ofdigital assetwhich...
Image Credits:Parallel Itâs no secret that NFTs have been a hot space for crypto speculators in the Ethereum ecosystem to diversify their holdings, and while some see a golden opportunity to shill bad art to suckers, others believe that NFT-based gaming is destined for the mainstream and that...
JD Technology is offering free collectibles to people who sign up for its conference. JD.comâs tech arm revealed its non-fungible token (NFT) plans, following on the heels of rival Alibaba. JD Technology is offering seven free limited-edition NFTs commemorating its annual...
Concept Art House helped Frank Miller with his NFT art. Image Credit: Concept Art House Concept Art Houseisnât just a little art house anymore. The creator of art for video games and nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles has raised $25 million. The San Francisco company is taking part in the...
NFTs aren't just valuable economically. They're also revolutionary when it comes to branding. Projects such as CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Koala Intelligence Agency, Art Blocks, CyberKongzand many more are changing brand-building approaches.The days of physical brand building, which...
Non-fungible token marketplaces are incredibly popular in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world today. Although OpenSea is the current market leader, competition emerges across different ecosystems. Therefore, it is always worthwhile to explore alternative NFT marketplaces, as they may...
(Image credit: Behaviour) Non-fungible tokens are basically digital items that use blockchain technology to grant "ownership" to those who pay for them. Ownership is in scare quotes, because you really only own a sort of receipt that says a non-unique digital file is yours. It's an...
The designer has teamed up with fashion technology platform BNV to give away 10 non-fungible tokens of the iconic look seen on the cover of Dazedâs 30th anniversary issue Canvas and cotton joint dress custom made Jawara Alleyne x Raw Materials, tights Emilio Cavallini, patent leather pumps...
Pak,Rubik's Lure, 2020.Courtesy Sotheby'sLast Friday, Sothebyâs launched its NFT exclusive marketplace, Metaverse. Itâs the first of its kind among blue chip auction houses, and all NFT sales at Sothebyâs will now take place on this cutting-edge platform. Yesterday, the platform began...
Steam banned blockchain games; Epic Games welcomed them Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, letâs talk about a fault line thatâs beginning to open up in the gaming world, one I suspect will soon be coming to most platforms and app stores. Itâs a divide that begins with a simple...
Image:Epic Games / Kotaku Epic Games and itsCEO Tim Sweeneyare open to letting games that use blockchain technology and NFTs onto its PC store,even as NFTs continue to be criticized for being a giant,planet-burning scamfilled with grifters.This follows Valveâs decision to remove and ban all...
Coinbase Global Inc.âsnot-yet-launchedmarketplace for nonfungible tokens is already a hot spot. There were more than one million signups on the crypto exchangeâs NFT waitlist on the first day it opened, a person familiar with the situation said late Wednesday. It wasnât clear whether some...
McDonaldâs China has released a collection of NFTs to celebrate31years since its first fast food restaurant opened on the mainland. The âBig Mac Cubeâ â named after the chainâs most famous burger â is also a nod to the companyâs shiny new headquarters that have opened in Shanghai. A...
Coinbase launching NFT marketplace The cryptocurrency exchange says it will 'make minting, purchasing, showcasing and discovering NFTs easier than ever' Coinbase Global Inc. is on a mission to make it a breeze to create, buy, advertise and learn about nonfungible tokens â and the company aims...